With 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Nov. 8, Nebraska producers brought soybean harvest closer to its five-year average, with the crop now nearing completion. Corn harvest also made progress but remains behind average, while sorghum harvest continues to lag well behind normal. Dry edible bean harvest is nearly complete and on pace with average, and winter wheat planting and emergence remain ahead of schedule, with most of the crop rated in good to excellent condition.
Topsoil moisture supplies rated 6% very short, 13% short, 66% adequate and 15% surplus, while subsoil moisture rated 10% very short, 17% short, 65% adequate and 8% surplus.
Field Crops Report
Corn
- Harvested: 74% — behind the five-year average of 84%.
Soybean
- Harvested: 90% — behind 93% for the five-year average.
Winter Wheat
- Planted: 99% — ahead of 95% for the five-year average.
- Emerged: 96% — ahead of 89% for the five-year average.
- Condition: 8% very poor, 6% poor, 19% fair, 62% good, 5% excellent.
Sorghum
- Harvested: 54% — behind 79% for the five-year average.
Source : unl.edu